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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

mulcta

multa

A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.

A blemish or defect.

[Obs.]

Syn. – Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Mulcted

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Mulcting

[L.

mulctare

multare

To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.

Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline.

[Obs.]

Noun.

[L. mulcta or multa.] A fine imposed on a person guilty of some offense or misdemeanor, usually a pecuniary fine.

Verb.

[L. mulcto.] To fine; to punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a pecuniary fine.